Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies. Feld is also a co-founder of TechStars.

Feld currently serves on the board of directors of BigDoor Media, Cheezburger Networks, Fitbit, Gnip, MakerBot Oblong, Orbotix, Standing Cloud, and Zynga for Foundry Group. Previously, Feld served as chief technology officer of AmeriData Technologies. AmeriData acquired Feld Technologies, a firm he founded in 1987 that specialized in custom software applications. He had grown Feld Technologies into one of Boston's leading software consulting firms prior to the acquisition. He also directed the diversification into software consulting at AmeriData, a $1.5 billion publicly-traded company which was acquired by GE Capital in 1995.

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Reflecting on his work with great entrepreneurs, investor Brad Feld believes the notion of "trying" to do something can undermine entrepreneurs from the start. At the Foundry Group, Feld and his partners look for entrepreneurs who are deeply obsessed with a vision and passion for their product and company. Feld also describes how being an angel investor versus a venture investor can shift how one views possible investments.